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"All the measures we have taken like keeping distance, wearing masks, no parties ... are definitely measures that need to be there in place for months to come," German Health Minister Jens Spahn said.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 fell for the first time in three sessions as investors braced for the earnings season.

Amazon told sellers in March that it would prioritize shipments of essential goods due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Oil prices fell on Monday after OPEC and its allies agreed to a historic deal to cut production by a record 9.7 million barrels per day.

OPEC and its oil producing allies on Sunday finalized a historic agreement to cut production by 9.7 million barrels per day, following multiple days of discussions and back-and-forth between the world's largest energy producers.

"With regards to recovery and then reinfection, I believe we do not have the answers to that. That is an unknown," Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of WHO's emergencies program, said at a press conference Monday.

"While Covid-19 accelerates very fast, it decelerates much more slowly. In other words, the way down is much slower than the way up," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference Monday.

Companies in every sector face challenges giving forward-looking guidance in a pandemic that remains unpredictable.

WHO is holding a briefing on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Construction and factory workers in Spain return to work on Monday as the government lifts some of the most stringent lockdown measures, but opposition parties caution against a relaxation of the rules.

Softbank Group said on Monday it expects its $100 billion Vision Fund to book a loss of $16.5 billion in the financial year that ended in March.

The World Health Organization has come under intense scrutiny for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic with President Donald Trump's administration, China and Taiwan locked in a tussle of words.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to take action after a wave of gender-based violence, robbery and vandalism across the country.

Yergin said there were two main factors driving the turnaround to the deal that just six weeks ago "would not have seemed possible."

America's shale patch was seen to be vulnerable when oil prices went into a free fall amid the Russia-Saudi Arabia price war, but the latest OPEC+ deal will save jobs in the U.S. oil industry, said Kirill Dmitriev of RDIF.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his cabinet colleagues to come up with plans to open up some crucial industries.

Russia reported 2,558 new infections on Monday, a record daily rise that brings the total number of infections to 18,328, the country's coronavirus response center said.

Big bank stocks in India are falling like nine pins. Some investors believe that the gloominess might be overdone.

OPEC and its allies, known collectively as OPEC+, finalized an agreement to cut production by 9.7 million barrels per day — the single largest output cut in history.

The Trump administration's tariffs on imported medical equipment, particularly from China, have added to the struggle in the U.S.'s fight against the coronavirus outbreak.